Denzel Washington honors Chadwick Boseman after he paid for Black Panther star to study at Oxford

Denzel Washington paid tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman as a ‘gentle soul and brilliant artist’ two years after it was revealed that the acting legend secretly paid for the 43-year-old Black Panther star to study acting at Oxford. ‘He was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist, who will stay with us for eternity … Read more

Thousands expected at March on Washington commemorations

The young granddaughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave an impassioned speech that vowed her generation will ‘fulfill my grandfather’s dream’, as the families of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd demanded justice as they spoke before 50,000 people at the March on Washington’s 57th anniversary.  50,000 people gathered for the March on Washington where … Read more

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: In Washington DC, a diner is tormented by Black Lives Matter mob

The footage could hardly be more chilling, like something from the wilder fringes of Hollywood’s dystopian imagination.  A woman sits at a table, recoiling in fear. She is penned in, surrounded by a mob of masked men and women, their clenched fists raised menacingly in the air. Again and again the rhythmic chants go up: … Read more

Apple tree in Washington state known as matriarch of Pacific Northwest apple industry, dies at 194

Apple tree in Washington state that was known as the matriarch of the Pacific Northwest apple industry, dies at 194 The Old Apple Tree believed to be oldest in Pacific Northwest dies at age of 194  Tree was planted in Vancouver, Washington, in 1826, according to local officials  The state of Washington is famous for … Read more